Article ID: 120941
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q120941
SYMPTOMS
When you install Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server on an IBM PS/2 Model 53 from CD-ROM or floppy disk, the following STOP message appears when you first reboot your computer:
CAUSE
This problem is caused by the ABIOSDSK.SYS file that shipped with Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1.
RESOLUTION
The ABIOSDSK.SYS file in U.S. Service Pack 3 is required for the following models of IBM computers in both the DX2/50 and DX2/66 configurations:
IBM PS/2 Model 76i 9576-xxx
IBM PS/2 Model 77i 9577-xxx
IBM PS/2 Model 76s 9576-xxx
IBM PS/2 Model 77s 9577-xxx
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem is corrected in the most recent U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server. For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
The IBM products discussed here are manufactured by International Business Machines Corp., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 blue screen
Keywords: KB120941